Holy Spirit from us; but give us grace to persevere constantly in faith, and in the fear of thy name. Comfort and strengthen all such as are feeble and afflicted, in mind or body. Assist us, O God! in our various necessities, and grant us thy peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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LMIGHTY God! who hast graciously promised

to hear the supplications of those who ask in thy Son's name, we beseech thee to accept the service and the prayers, which we have now offered unto thee. May those things which we have faithfully asked, according to thy will, be effectually obtained, for the relief of our necessities, and to the advancement of thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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LMIGHTY God! who hast given us grace at

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this time, with one accord, to make our common supplications unto thee; and hast promised that when two or three are gathered together, in thy name, thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil now, O Lord! the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them, granting us in this world, knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come, life everlasting. Amen.

Here may be sung a Canticle, Psalm or Hymn.

After which shall be said a Benediction.

BENEDICTIONS.

HE Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen. Numb., vi., 24, 25, 26.

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HE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. II. Cor., xiii., 14.

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Y brethren! the end of all things is at hand. Be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. I. Peter, iv., 7.

The Lord be with you. Almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, bless and protect you. Amen.

A Service for the Afternoon.

The Service may commence with a Canticle, Psalm or Hymn, announced by the Minister.

OUR help

Then the Minister shall say,

UR help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Psalm, cxxiv., 8.

Here, and at the end of the several Prayers, the People

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answer

Then the Minister shall say,

EARLY beloved brethren! we have assembled

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to worship God, to hear his holy word, and to offer unto him our praises and our prayers. The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ pardoneth all such as truly repent, and turn unto him.

Let us, therefore, confess our sins, and implore his mercy.

ALMIGHTY God! Heavenly Father! we have sinned against thee, and are not worthy to be called thy children. We have offended thee in various ways, by thought, word and deed, as thou knowest, O omniscient God! But we pray thee to

turn away thine anger from us; forgiving us all our sins, and leading us, by a sincere repentance, to life everlasting, for the love of thy Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.

UR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy

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name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

MERCIFUL God and Heavenly Father! as we are about to hear thy holy word, we pray thee to give us grace rightly to understand its meaning, and to live according to the same, for the love of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

Then shall be read a Lesson from the Old Testament.

After which shall be sung the following Doxology; or a Canticle, Psalm or Hymn, when announced by the Minister.

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DOXOLOGY.

Here the People rise.

LORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give

thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou, who takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou, who sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Then shall be read a Lesson from the New Testament. After which, the Minister says,

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Let us pray.

LORD! have mercy upon us; hear our prayers, and let our supplications come unto thee. O Lord! let thy mercy shine upon us; and grant us thy salvation.

O Lord! preserve thy Holy Church, and favourably hear, through thy grace, all who call upon thee. Clothe thy ministers with righteousness, and cause thy chosen people to rejoice.

O Lord! save thy people and bless thine heritage. Grant us peace in our day, for thou only canst defend us.

O God! make clean our hearts within us, and take not thy Holy Spirit from us.